East Berlin 5K Turkey Trot 2026

The East Berlin 5K Turkey Trot is a Thanksgiving Day run/walk in East Berlin, Pennsylvania. It begins at 9:00 a.m. at the East Berlin Area Community Center on North Avenue. A chip-timed 5K is available for adults and teens. A separate 5K category is offered for children ages 5 to 12, with reduced pricing for younger participants. The event proceeds regardless of weather, starting and ending in the community center parking lot. Only service dogs are permitted. The course winds through East Berlin, with traffic management and support provided. This makes it a community holiday race rather than a closed-course event. All funds raised benefit Roots for Boots, a local veterans charity. Participants may also bring non-perishable food items for the MilitaryShare program. Prizes are awarded to the first-place male and female finishers overall, and to the top three male and female runners in multiple age categories.